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The special Alabama Senate Republican run-off election was held last night and appointed Sen. Luther Strange fell to former state Supreme Court Chief Judge Roy Moore, 55-45%.

eBay was thrilled to host several California Assemblymembers - all serving their first year in the legislature – at eBay headquarters this past week to discuss small business empowerment and innovation.

This week eBay launched a pan-European petition to give customers a voice in the current discussion to change the EU Value Added Tax (VAT) system.

This week the eBay Korea team co-hosted a career mentoring program at Ajou University in Korea in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM). Head of eBay GR for Korea O Eun Lee delivered the opening remarks for this “Innovation Camp” which was attended by more than 150 young entrepreneurs.

Alan Elias of eBay’s Public Policy Lab appeared on a panel focused on online platforms and blockchain solutions as part of conference sponsored by The Asia Foundation and the World Bank.

Believe it or not, two 2020 presidential stories came to the forefront since our last report.

Last Friday the Washington, DC eBay Government Relations team joined Community Forklift for a day of volunteering. Community Forklift is a nonprofit reuse center for home improvement supplies.

Earlier this year, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai announced plans to reverse existing net neutrality protections established by his predecessor.

Several new Alabama Senate Republican run-off polls were released in the past few days, all of them bringing bad news for appointed Sen. Luther Strange as the campaign gets closer to the September 26th run-off election date.

Today eBay Seller and Small Business Advocate Nick Quade testified in front of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC). The Committee held a hearing entitled Dynamic Gains From Free Digital Trade to explore the importance of free digital trade as a factor in US economic growth.